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TACTICAL VOTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- strategic voting
1, record 1, English, strategic%20voting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tactical voting 1, record 1, English, tactical%20voting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Voting to eliminate a candidate or to prevent an undesirable political party from taking power. 2, record 1, English, - strategic%20voting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tactical voting, also called strategic voting, is when voters cast an insincere ballot in order to increase their expected value for an election outcome. A common example of this behavior is when supporters of a minor party candidate vote for their favorite major party candidate, based on the impression that the minor party candidate is unlikely to win. 1, record 1, English, - strategic%20voting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vote utile
1, record 1, French, vote%20utile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Voter pour éliminer un candidat ou pour empêcher un parti politique indésirable de prendre le pouvoir. 2, record 1, French, - vote%20utile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- voto útil
1, record 1, Spanish, voto%20%C3%BAtil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- voto estratégico 1, record 1, Spanish, voto%20estrat%C3%A9gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Modalidad de decidir el voto ciudadano en función del eventual resultado de las elecciones. El "voto útil" concede máxima importancia a ganar la elección concentrando el voto, a la vez que busca evitar la dispersión del voto en múltiples alternativas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - voto%20%C3%BAtil
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